Six novels in search of good homes ... (click each for details)
THE WOODCUTTER’S DAUGHTER is a 70,000-word New Adult Fiction sci-fi romp in which AI gamers meet Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. We hear the story from 21-year-old Ada Wilde's tongue-in-cheekless AI sidekick, Louise, and from Ada’s own diary entries.
Dave Neal
Cymplify co-founder and writer
Me
I’m a senior editor at Amazon, making sure our global training content truly moves people and organizations from where they are to where they want to go. Prior to Amazon making me an offer I couldn't refuse, I worked closely with PetSmart, GE Healthcare, Mayo Clinic, OfficeMax, Sears, Burger King, Celebrity Cruises and other great companies as an independent learning and development consultant.
A free online personality test said I have next to zero interest in money, but I’m not sure I would have paid for that information.
Believe It Or Not
I met with the leaders of the “definitive” Loch Ness monster hunt in Drumnadrochit, Scotland.
Oddest Job
Clam farmer stands out amongst a fairly long list.
Favorite Food After Midnight
Krystal burgers (at least 5) with cheese
Worst TV Show, Ever
After M.A.S.H.
Last Great Read
Besides "eat more pizza," my New Year's resolution was to read (or re-read), read about, and watch all 38 Shakespeare plays. And thus, go I hither, pizzaly ... or whatever.
Quirkiest Keepsake
Cigarette butt tossed out by Mac Davis at a Walt Disney Golf Tournament in 1974.
High School Highlight
Getting my first byline on the front page of school newspaper; something about a cafeteria menu conspiracy, or something.
AT A WALL ON AN ISLAND is a 70,000-word supernatural mystery — with a good dose of Southern Gothic monster mystery, laughs, and heart (and maybe the foundation for an eventual musical reimagining). A handful of kids, adults, and animals tell the story. Real and not, reliable and not, they inhabit the same magically murky swamp of a sunny world.
IN A SPOT ON AN ISLAND is the 73,000-word sequel to At a Wall on an Island. This time, the La Miranda islanders confront a mysterious, murderous fiend that might be anything from a swampy werewolf to a slippery South Florida land developer.
SECRETS OF ENNEAD is a sci-fi adventure story told in three books: The Match Strikers, The Candle-Holders, and The Torchbearers. It's a playful, thoughtful look at how the world might handle pushing up against the technological and cultural “singularity” barreling toward us like a runaway train.